Syracuse University’s department of drama (SU Drama) has announced its 2012-2013 season, which includes co-productions with Syracuse Stage. Shows will be presented in the Storch and Archbold theaters at the Syracuse Stage complex. The subscription series includes:

“Merrily We Roll Along,” music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth. Sept. 28 to Oct. 7.

The musical starts in 1976 and runs backward to 1955 as it charts the career of a songwriting team and focuses on three individuals whose friendship is tested by time, events, ambition and fate.

“ ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore,” by John Ford. Nov. 2 to 11.

After the death of her mother, Annabella is left to face adolescence alone. When her elder brother Giovanni returns home, he propels them into a dangerous world of sexual transgression and youthful revolt. This Jacobean drama is as shocking and controversial today as it was when it was written, almost 400 years ago.

Set in the early days of Margaret Thatcher’s England, the play follows two sisters: hard-nosed, successful businesswoman Marlene, and Joyce, who has stayed true to their working-class background in rural Suffolk. The play considers the personal sacrifices and compromises women must endure in the pursuit of “success.”

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” by William Shakespeare. A co-production with Syracuse Stage. March 6 to 31, 2013.

It’s off to the woods with four eager young lovers, a band of hapless rustics and rival camps of puckish sprites, with magical moments and laughter.

“Violet,” book by Brian Crawley, music by Jeanine Tesori and lyrics by Brian Crawley. April 19 to 28, 2013.

The gospel, rock, country and rhythm-and-blues score is by Tesori, of “Caroline, or Change.” Set in the South in 1964, during the early days of the civil rights movement, “Violet” follows a bitter young woman accidentally scarred by her father. Hoping a TV evangelist can cure her, she travels from her sleepy North Carolina town to Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets a young black soldier who teaches her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider.

SU Drama and Syracuse Stage also will co-produce the Irving Berlin holiday classic, “White Christmas.” The musical is based on the 1954 movie about song-and-dance men who romance a sister act at a Vermont inn, which coincidentally is operated by the men’s former commanding general. It will run Nov. 23 to Dec. 30. The show is not included in the SU Drama subscription series, but subscribers will receive discounts on the tickets, which are priced at $30 to $54.